AUGUST 2012: Warp Speed by Lisa Yee - A great read for all middle school students!
"Why can't I attend Starfleet Academy like Kirk and Spock did instead of Rancho Rosetta Middle School?" Marley Sandelski pg. 17 Warp Speed
Seventh grader Marley Sandelski is a Star Trek fanatic who sometimes accidentally speaks in Klingon, a member of the AV club, likes to run even if he's not being chased, and is invisible. Marley is dreading the beginning of seventh grade, who will bully him this year and how bad will the bruises be? But when Marley gets paired up with Emily Ebers on a fashion project in Home Science class things begin to look up, but then spiral down again, until Marley finally takes a stand and goes from being invisible to ...
If you liked Warp Speed look for Lisa Yee's other three books about students from Rancho Rosetta Middle School: Millicent Min, Girl Genius; Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time and So Totally Emily Ebers. Plus you can visit Lisa's website www.lisayee.com and learn all kinds of interesting things about the author, her books and Peepy. Below, I have also listed a few websites on bullying.
www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org
www.eyesonbullying.org
www.cyberbullyhelp.com
Seventh grader Marley Sandelski is a Star Trek fanatic who sometimes accidentally speaks in Klingon, a member of the AV club, likes to run even if he's not being chased, and is invisible. Marley is dreading the beginning of seventh grade, who will bully him this year and how bad will the bruises be? But when Marley gets paired up with Emily Ebers on a fashion project in Home Science class things begin to look up, but then spiral down again, until Marley finally takes a stand and goes from being invisible to ...
If you liked Warp Speed look for Lisa Yee's other three books about students from Rancho Rosetta Middle School: Millicent Min, Girl Genius; Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time and So Totally Emily Ebers. Plus you can visit Lisa's website www.lisayee.com and learn all kinds of interesting things about the author, her books and Peepy. Below, I have also listed a few websites on bullying.
www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org
www.eyesonbullying.org
www.cyberbullyhelp.com
Not a great picture, but this is me & author Lisa Yee :)